He made a broom out of oneGrimJack said:Keep in mind that Duane (upgradedsupra) has been running a CF driveshaft on his monster for years. And he puts a lot of miles on that car. And he doesn't drive slow.
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IJ. said:He made a broom out of one
It was a faulty one though Ian
Never a problem with the new one and I have much more power.
Duane
figgie said:
Stock thickness?? Of couse the carbon shaft wall is thicker than the wall of a stock driveshaft.:icon_bigg
I know you and duane have one, that is why I said this driveshaft is nothing new. :biglaugh:
Doward - I don't have an answer for the critical speed. No data I know of exist to suggest what the critical speed maybe. All I can tell you is the driveshaft is 3" in diameter.
The aluminum shaft is more expensive than most others. it is into the 400's.
PM me for a price...I don't like going into too much detail about prices and selling things in open forum.
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figgie said:
i wasnt aware that Titan had to triple the thickness for it to survive. interesting.
awesome product rich.
upgradedsupra said:It was a faulty one though Ian
Never a problem with the new one and I have much more power.
Duane
Out of curiosity Duane, how do you detect a faulty CF drive shaft, other than the usual "it has a nick in it".
How thick is the CF in the tube?
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Another question - what carbon fiber is this? Reading up a little on Wiki here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber) and it's saying you can have a modulus of elasticity of 77 million psi if the carbon fiber is 'graphitized' (heated between 2500-3000 degrees C)
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Another question - what carbon fiber is this? Reading up a little on Wiki here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fiber) and it's saying you can have a modulus of elasticity of 77 million psi if the carbon fiber is 'graphitized' (heated between 2500-3000 degrees C)
Well, you can use the method he did - turn it into a broom, then send it back and see what the manufacturer says.Dirgle said:
Dirgle said:
That is the problem with CF.
It has no give. Once it fails, you will have one clean street where your car passed
Hey, but at least it's not a driveshaft through the floor or gouging the track...
On a high HP/Tq race car I'd run one, but as mine is driven daily, the chances for getting it nicked go waaaaay up...
Not a bad price though...
On a high HP/Tq race car I'd run one, but as mine is driven daily, the chances for getting it nicked go waaaaay up...
Not a bad price though...
Dirgle said:
See below
GrimJack said:Well, you can use the method he did - turn it into a broom, then send it back and see what the manufacturer says.
I sent it back and the manufacturer told me it was.
figgie said:That is the problem with CF. :icon_bigg
It has no give. Once it fails, you will have one clean street where your car passed
That made me laugh :biglaugh:
As for the guy saying that it would be good for a race car? Ask Dave, I drive my allot and have had this DS on my car since 04. If it breaks then so what, you by another one. 4 years on this is pretty good IMO.
Duane